Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Browns Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Lake and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Browns Lake

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Browns Lake:
  • 42.692517, -88.231201
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Browns Lake

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Racine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine County
  • Since Browns Lake is near Walworth County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Browns Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Lake ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cedar Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Park is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
• Eagle Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
• Harbor Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Hickory Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Haven is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
• Honey Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Creek is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Honey Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Lake
• Kansasville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kansasville is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
• Lyons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Rosewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rosewood is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Wheatland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wheatland is located in Kenosha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

How Far From Browns Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Browns Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Browns Lake and extending to:

• Racine, which is the Seat of Racine County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Lake to Racine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'